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TIL painting one blade of a wind turbine black could cut bird strikes by up to 70%.

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BgQnr TIL that Romanian communist-era dictator Ceaușescu planned to demolish up to half of Romanian villages to "systemize" and fully socialize rural life. However, he was executed shortly after the first phase started. Plan was then canceled.
4yjJ TIL Neil Patrick Harris earned $210K per episode of How I Met Your Mother, while the rest of the cast only earned $120K per episode.
p8vdA TIL that some women are allergic to semen and that treatment for this allergy involves getting regular semen injections under the skin in your arm
DQN9V TIL that Adolf Hitler was self-conscious of his knees being photographed, and banned any existing pictures of his knees from public circulation during his time in power.
kJ9RE TIL in the late-1990s the old five and dime department store chain F. W. Woolworth shifted focus to its high-performing specialty shoes division, and in 2001 changed its name to Foot Locker.